Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Iraq |
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Authors: | Hanan A. Hamamy Thanaa Kh. Saeed |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pathology, Al-Mustansiriyah Medical College, P.O. Box, 14132 Baghdad, Iraq;(2) Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Al-Mustansiriyah Medical College, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq |
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Abstract: | Summary Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase was tested in the blood of 305 males and 394 females, with Beutler's fluorescent spot test being used for screening. The percentage of deficiency was estimated at 12.4% for males and 8.8% for females of all ages; it was, however, highest among children and lowest among those over 50 years.The efficiency of the fluorescent screening test in detecting heterozygote females was estimated at 35% and was derived by determining gene frequencies and comparing the expected and the observed. |
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